Hinge



June 21, 1938. r J. 5055 2,121,452

- HINGE I Filed Jan. 18, 1957 ATTORNE Patented June 21, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE J 2,121,452 v HINGE .loseph Soss, Roselle, N. J. I Application January 18, 1937, Serial No. 121,057

15 Claims.

This invention relates to hinges and particularly to devices of this kind adapted for use in connection with motor vehicles to pivotally couple the closure door or hood of a part of the vehicle in connection with the body so as to provide a wide throw of the closure and a strong and durable support therefor; and the object of the invention is to provide a hinge of the class described composed of sheet metal parts to economize on the cost of producing the hinge, while, at the same time, providing a hinge which is strong and durable in construction; a further object being to provide a hinge consisting of two butt parts having attaching plate portions and extending arm portions fixed with relation to the attaching plate portions and fashioned to form pairs of pintle hearings in connection with which coupling links or plates are connected to hingedly join the arms of said butts in such manner as to provide a wide swing and throw of the swinging member with respect to the stationary support; a further object being to provide a hinge, one of the link units of which consists in hook-shaped members pivotally coupled with a pintles on the arms of said butt parts intermediate the ends of said arms, and further to the provision of a flat long plate for coupling thefree end portions of the respective arms together; and with these and other objects in view, the invention consists in a hinge of the class described and for the purpose specified, which lines.

Fig. 2 is a view looking in the direction of the arrow 2 of Fig. 1, showing part of the construction in section; and,

Fig. 3 is a similar view looking in the direction of the arrow 3 of Fig. 1.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing, I have indicated at 5 a part of a stationary support which may be a part of the body of a motor vehicle; at 6, a mounting plate which is welded or otherwise secured to the inner surface thereof; and at l, I

have shown a part of the hood, door or closure which may be otherwise termed the swinging member to which is attached by welding or otherwise a mounting plate 8. At 9, I have shown a trough suitably supported on the part 5 and arranged to overlap the line of intersection it between the support 5 and swinging member I, especially between adjacent edges of automobile body parts, the trough in this instance serving to catch rain water or the like and to convey it to a point of discharge as in other devices of this kind.

In this connection, it will also be understood that two of the hinge units later described are employed in connection with swinging members of the type defined, but any number of these hinge units may be employed. While I have specifically mentioned the use of the hinge in connection with motor vehicle parts or body members, my invention is applicable to any type and kind of stationary suppdrt and swinging member in devices or apparatus of various kinds and classes.

In the construction shown, my improved hinge unit consists of two butt parts H and i2, each part having an attaching plate portion it, M respectively adapted to be secured to the mounting plates 6 and 8 by screws or other devices iii. Integral with one end of the plate l3of the butt H is an extending arm l6 folded to form two angular portions ill and IS, the arm being fashioned at the intersection of the portions ii and i8 to form laterally offset pintle bearings for receiving a pintle pin 26. The free end of the part iii of the arm is cut out centrally as seen at 21 and the side portions are curled to form pintle bearings 22, note Fig. 2 of the drawing, in which is mounted a pivot pin or rivet 23, the ends of which terminate within the outer edges of the bearings 22 in order to clear other elements of the hinge.

Extending from one end of the attaching plate 14 of the butt i2 is an arm 24 consisting of ,a relatively straight inner part 25 and a curved outer part 2', the arm intermediate said parts being fashioned to form laterally ofiset pintle bearings 21 for receiving a pintle pin iit. The free end of the part 26 is cut out centrally as seen at 25a, and the remaining side portions are curled to form pintle bearings or knuckles 29 for receiving a pintle 33, as clearly seennin Fig. 3 of the drawing. The curvature in the outer end portion 26 of the arm 2:3 is provided to clear the stationary support 5 including the trough 9 thereof, and it will be understood that lilthis curvature will be varied to suit the various supports in connection with which the hinge is used as well as in gaging the throw of the hinge, which is also controlled by the length and arrangement of the other parts of the respective butts and the coupling links or plates employed.

I also employ hook-shaped plates 3| which form coupling links, the end portions of which are apertured to receive the pintles 20, 28 respectively so as to hingedly couple the arms [6 and 24 at these points. The hook formation of the links 3| provides the required throw of the hinge and also clears the trough 9 and stationary part 5. In the construction shown, the links 3| are disposed at the outer edges of the arms l6 and 24 as will appear upon a consideration of Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing. While these links may be of one thickness of metal, in the construction shown I have illustrated the links as being of laminated construction or composed of two similar sheet metal strips arranged one upon the other.

At 32, I have shown a coupling link plate which is of a width substantially equal to the width of the arms 16 and 24 except at the ends thereof, which ends are notched and curled to form substantially cylindrical bearings 33 and 34 arranged upon the pins 23 and 30 respectively between the bearings 22 and 29. In connection with the coupling of the link 32 with the respective arms, it will be understood that any desired arrangement of bearings may be provided and my invention is not limited to the specific arrangement shown.

By offsetting the sheet metal of the arms to form the laterally extending bearings I9, 21, a very simple form of mounting is provided for the pintles 20, 28 and any number of the offsets may be provided, depending entirely upon the width of the arms employed. The width of the arms may be varied to provide the desired strength in the respective hinges, and the thickness of the sheet metal employed may also be varied and if desired, the sheet metal may becorrugated in parts to give added strength and rigidity thereto, as is commonly known.

A hinge of the character described will provide a wide throw of the swinging member as is indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawing and by using sheet metal butt parts and coupling links, a hinge of the character described may be produced economically and sold at a nominal cost, and at the same time, a very strong-and sturdy hinge is provided, contrasting in this respect to the wabbly and unsturdy fiat link plates or arms commonly employed in hinges of the class under consideration.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A hinge of the class described comprising two sheet metal butt parts adapted to be secured one to a stationary support and the other to a swinging member, each butt part comprising an attaching plate portion and an integral arm extending angularly from one end of the attaching plate portion, the free end of each arm having a bearing for a pintle pin, means on said arms between the ends thereof and said attaching plate portions for supporting other pintle pins, a hinge link mounted on the pintles at the free ends of said arms, and another hinge link mounted on the second named pintles, said links hingedly coupling the arms of said butts to provide a wide swing and throw of the swinging member with respect to the stationary support.

2. A hinge of the class described comprising two sheet metal butt parts adapted to be secured one to a stationary support and the other to a swinging member, each butt part comprising an attaching plate portion and an integral arm extending angularly from one end of the attaching plate portion, the free end of each arm having a bearing for a pintle pin, means on said arms between the ends thereof and said attaching plate portions for supporting other pintle pins, a hinge link mounted on the pintles at the free ends of said arms, another hinge link mounted on the second named pintles, said links hingedly coupling the arms of said butts to provide a wide swing and throw of the swinging member with respect to the stationary support, and said arms and first named link being formed from wide plates, all substantially of the same Width.

3. A hinge of the class described comprising two sheet metal butt parts adapted to be secured one to a stationary support and the other to a swinging member, each butt part comprising an attaching plate portion and an integral arm extending angularly from one end of the attaching plate portion, the free end of each arm having a bearing for a pintle pin, means on said arms between the ends thereof and said attaching plate portions for supporting other pintle pins, a hinge link mounted on the pintles at the free ends of said arms, another hinge link mounted on the second named pintles, said links hingedly coupling the arms of said butts to provide a wide swing and throw of the swinging member with respect to the stationary support, said arms and first named link being formed from wide plates, all substantially of the same width, and the second named links being disposed at the outer edges of said arms and adapted to clear said arms and the first named link in the swinging movement of the hinge.

4. A hinge of the class described comprising two sheet metal butt parts adapted to be secured one to a stationary support and the other to a swinging member, each butt part comprising an attaching plate portion and an integral arm extending angularly from one end of the attaching plate portion, the free end of each arm having a bearing for a pintle pin, means on said arms between the ends thereof and said attaching plate portions for supporting other pintle pins, a hinge link mounted on the pintles at the free ends of said arms, another hinge link mounted on the second named pintles, said links hingedly coupling the arms of said butts to provide a wide swing and throw of the swinging member with respect to the stationary support, said arms and first named link being formed from wide plates, all substantially of the same width, the second named link being disposed at the outer edges of said arms and adapted to clear said arms and the first named link in the swinging movement of the hinge, and each of said last named links being in the form of hookshaped strips.

5. A hinge of the class described comprising two sheet metal butts, each butt having an attaching plate portion and an offset arm integral with one end thereof, the arm of one butt being shorter than the arm of the second named butt, two hinge links for coupling the arms of said butts to control the swinging movement thereof, one with respect to the other, the ends of one of said links being pivotally coupled to the ends of said arms, and the ends of the other of said links being pivotally coupled with said arms inwardly of said ends thereof.

6. A hingeof the class described comprising two sheet metal butts, each butt having an attaching plate portion and an offset arm integral with one end thereof, the arm of one butt being shorter than the arm of the second named'butt, two hinge links for coupling the arms of said butts to control the swinging movement thereof, one with respect to the other, the ends of one of said links being pivotally coupled to the ends of said arms, the ends of the other of said links being pivotally coupled with said arms inwardly of said ends thereof, and said last named link being hook-shaped in form.

7. A hinge of the class described comprising two sheet metal butts, each butt having an attaching plate portion and an offset arm integral with one end thereof, the arm of one butt being shorter than the arm of the second named butt, two hinge links for coupling the arms of said butts to control the swinging movement thereof one with respect to the other, the ends of one of said links being pivotally coupled to the ends of said arms, the ends of the other of said links being pivotally coupled with said arms inwardly of said ends thereof, said last named link being hook-shaped in form, and gthe outer end portion of the second named or longer arm being curved. ,8. In hinges of the class described employing independent hinge butts for attaching to a stationary support and to a swinging member, each of said butts being formed from a strip of sheet metal shaped to provide a flat attaching plate portion at one end, an arm extending angularly with respect to one end of said plate, said arm being fashioned intermediate its ends to form angularly extending parts between which said arm is fashioned to form bearings for a pintle pin, and the free end of said arm being curled to form a pintle bearing.

"9. In hinges of the class described employing 1 independent hinge butts for attachment to a stawith respect to one end of said plate, said arm 50 tionary support and to a swinging member, each of said butts being formedfrom a strip of sheet metal shaped to providea fiat attaching plate portioh at one end, an arm extending angularly being fashioned intermediate its ends to form angularly extending parts between which said arm is fashioned to form bearings for a pintle pin, the free end of said arm being curled to form a pintle bearing, and thefree end portion of said arm being cut out to receive the pintle bearing of a coupling lin 10. In hinges of the class described employing independent hinge butts for attachment to a stationary support and to a swinging member, each of said butts being formed from a strip of sheet metal shaped to provide a flat attaching plate portion at one end, an arm extending angularly with respect to one end of said plate, said arm being fashioned intermediate its ends to form angularly extending parts between which said arm is fashioned to form bearings for a pintle pin,.the free end of said arm being curled to form a pintle bearing, and independent coupling links joining the first and second named bearings of the respective arms.

11. In hinges of the class described employing independent hinge butts for attachment to a stationary support and to a swinging member, each of said butts being formed from a strip of sheet metal shaped to provide a flat attaching plate portion at one end, an arm extending angularly with respect to one end of said plate, said arm being fashioned intermediate its ends to form angularly extending parts between which said arm is fashioned to form bearings for a pintle pin, the free end of said arm being curled to form a pintle bearing, and independent coupling links joining the first and second named bearings cf the respective arms, one of said links being with respect to one end of said plate, said arm' being fashioned intermediate its ends to form angularly extending parts between which said arm is fashioned to form bearings for a pintle pin, independent coupling links joining the first and second named bearings of the respective arms, one of said links being straight and the other curved or hook-shaped in form, and the outer end portion of one of said arms being curved. 1

13. A hinge of the class described having attaching plates arranged insubstantially common alinement when the hinge is in closed position, adjacent ends of said plates having inwardly and angularly extending integral arms, each of said arms having spaced pivots arranged on the arms in spaced relation to the attaching plates thereof, a link mounted on one pivot of each arm, and an independent link mounted on the other pivots of said arms for hingedly coupling the arms of said butts.

14. A hinge of theclass described having attaching plates arrangedin substantially common alinement when the hinge is in closed position, adjacent ends of said plates having inwardly and angularly extending integral arms, each of said arms having spaced pivots arranged on the arms in spaced relation to the attaching plates thereof, a link mounted on one pivot of each arm, an independent link mounted on the other pivots of said arms for hingedly coupling the arms of said butts, the arm of one butt being longer than the arm of the other butt and the free end portion of the longer arm being curved.

15. A hinge of the class described having at-' taching plates arranged in substantially common alinement when the hinge is in closed position, adjacent ends of said plates having inwardly and angularly extending integral arms, each of said arms having spaced pivots arranged on the arms in spaced relation to the attaching plates thereof, a link mounted on one pivot of each the first named link being hook-shaped in form.

JOSEPH SOSS. 

